Torrance's South High homecoming robbery convictions upheld
Robbery convictions were upheld this week for a man who stole $25 from four teens as they headed to Torrance's South High School homecoming game.
Skiler Gascon, 22, argued to the 2nd District Court of Appeal that Torrance Superior Court Judge Eric Taylor erred by allowing the jury to consider evidence of his flight as consciousness of guilt.
Gascon said the evidence didn't apply to the robberies since it was later, when he was being confronted by a police officer, that he struggled and ran.
But the appellate court issued an opinion Tuesday found there was no error in the 2008 trial.
The 15 and 16-year-old boys were walking near Pacific Coast Highway on Nov. 2, 2008, when Gascon called to them, showed them a gun and demanded money.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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